160 villages benefit 80,000 villagers through funding plans to set up fiber-optic networks

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160 villages benefit 80,000 villagers through funding plans to set up fiber-optic networks

The government launched a fiber-optic network funding scheme in 2018 to improve Internet infrastructure, covering 235 villages in the New Territories and remote islands. Currently, more than 160 villages have set up fiber-optic networks through the funding scheme, benefiting about 80,000 villagers. In addition, three undersea fiber-optic cables connecting Hong Kong Island to Lamma Island, Lantau to Cheung Chau, and Lantau to Peng Chau have been …